Michael Franco Poems

Respect is a lesson that everyone should learn
Respect must be given before expected in return
Respect is something that comes free,
But is not easily earned
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Mellow and bleak are my memories
Dark and shadowy
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Unfulfilled promises of yes we can but no further plan, no evidence of being born in the U.S.A, and to this day running our country in a bad way, turning us into communists and voted in by people who said he's black let's try this, our president, afraid to take a stand,
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How enticing the sensation
Each second passes and it gets stronger
More intense than the last
You're at the peak of concentration
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Another sleepless night
Wondering what happened to my motivation
Her soul was the epitome of all light
Her touch such an enchanting sensation
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We all try and find love
But for those searching
Will only find lies, disappointment, and deception
Your downfall derived from your delite
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So many spreading synthetic sadness to poison society,
Making it sound splendid so someone will seek the sick thrill.
Sterling specs of simple solemn solutions to life's soliloquy,
Sold to students on 'safe' streets without a second thought.
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Memories of true freedom plague my malevolent mind making for a malignant moment of maddening remembrance.
Might I find a more mirthful existence?
Or may I die a martyr of a miserable madness?
Maybe a life of mediocre mediation free of merry and misery?
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Silence slowly spills out staining such a satisfying soliloquy of seductive splendor.

Sinister thoughts suddenly screaming, swirling my stomach... shall i surrender?
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